Sanitary toilet seat pack and container



Aug. 29, 1933. w v R ET AL 1,924,513

SANITARY TOILET SEAT PACK AND CONTAINER Filed ma 25, 1931 Wzw V Inventors W 6 K2 A tlorney Patented 29, 1933 U IT D STA res JPATEN TIOFFICE 7 CONTAINER William V. Rea and Pamela F. Bea, Calumet City, 111.

Application May 25, 1931. Serial No. 539,752

" .5 Claims; (01. 4-244) Our invention relates to improvements in sanitary toilet seat pack and container and it more especially consists of the features pointed out in the claims.

. The purpose of our invention is to provide a container for a pack of sanitary toilet seat covers thatis compact; thatis of slight height; that has a charging door which holds the pack in place; that has front flanges on both edges below the door and at thebase to assist in holding the pack in place; that has outwardly extending marginal side flanges which support and hold the folded paper sheets against accidental displacement; that has folded toilet seat. covers with a large-pull-down iiap projecting from below the door; and that has a protective center with narrow tearable supporting portions at several points around the margin of the center.

vWith these and other ends in view, we illustrate in the accompanying drawing. such instances of adaptation as will disclose the broad scope of the invention without limiting ourselves to the speciflc'details shown thereon and described herein.. Figure 1 is a front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detached elevation of a folded toilet seat cover. I

Fig. 4 shows the folded sheet of Fig. 3 opened flat as used on the toilet seat.

Fig. 5 is. an enlarged side elevation partly in section showing a'sheet of paper in'horizont'al position on a reduced scale.

In commercializing our invention we may use whatever structural equivalents oralternatives that the exigencies of varying conditions may demand without departing from the broad spirit of the invention. y

In the use of sanitary toilet seat covers of sufficient size to completely overlap the seat; when associated with a container for holding the-paper pack the container becomes so large that the. usual'flushing leversare inaccessible. We have entirely overcome this objection by reducing the height of' the container and at the same time folding the sanitary sheets about midway of their length instead of storing them' full as has been done heretofore.

The container comprises a one-piece casing 4 formed with a rectangular portion at the hip and a portion at the bottom that is contracted sideways. A flange 5 completely surounds the casing. The bottom portion hasinwardly curving-sides corresponding to the curves 15 of the 22 when such handle is located near the length pack. These curves which support the pack are a sudden change in contour from the ends of: the rectangular top.- Theyhave front fianges 25 which prevent any forward bulging of the sheets of'the pack. Flanges 25 continue downward and they may join the bottom flange 26. The flange 5 is relatively narrow because each one of the sheets 12 being folded onto itself does not occupy much room and thus decreases the thickness of the pack. The interior of the container is made accessible through any desired closing means such for instance as a door '7. The front of the container below the rectangular top is left open to make the pull-out end 17 of the paper sheets 12 attached to the packing 11 accessible. It will be seen that the relatively short radius side curves support'the weight of the pack and the curved flanges 25 prevent the thin sheets of the packbulging forward, as I stated above. s

It is of course obvious that the inwardly curving'side edges of the container will not interiere with the flushing handle 24 of the tank of the tank, and the slight height of the container will not interfere with the flushing handle when it is found near the top edge of the tank.

prior proposals the flushing handles have bottom en made inaccessible thus making the ascessory entirely impracticable. The' casing '4 covers the entire back of the container. It is provided with supports 6 that have feet 10, which rest on the toilet stool 1 where they are held by means of the fastenings which ordinarily serve to hold a toilet seat 2 that is hinged at -3.

A door '7 covers the rectangular portion of the container. Its flanges pass over the forwardly projecting flanges 5 of the'container and it is supported in'any suitable manner at the lower corners by hinges 8. At its upper flange (Fig. 4

- 5) .a spring catch 9 is formed to hold the door closed against the casing. When it is necessary to refill thecontainer the door-7 is'lowered as ing is removed and a newpackis inserted from above, so'that its lower end 13 rests behind the front flange 26 and the side-flanges 25. The sanitary covering sheets have a relatively-narrow base 13. Adjacent this a line of persides 15 lead'into straight sides 16. These sides shown in dotted lines on Fig. 5, the empty back- 100 extend 11m curves which end. in a pointed Thesheets are folded on the dotted line 18 so that the main portion extends to the height of the container and the pointed end 17 drops down .far enough to project below the bottom edge of the door 7 where it is readily accessible. Each sheet has a protective center 19 which in use drops down at the front of the seat opening as shown in Fig. 5. This portion remains attached to the body of the sheet at the portion indicated by the numeral 21. While stored in the pack and when first lowered onto the toilet seat the center piece 19 is held against dropping out by narrow tearable portions 20. These are readily severed as the sheet is put into use and they serve to hold the entire sheet flat during the process of manufacture, packing, etc.

What we claim is:

1. A container for a sanitary paper-pack, comprising a casing having a closed back and an open front, a flanged edge around the casing, said casing havihg a topportion closed by movable means through which a pack is. inserted, and a lower portion that is contracted sidewise to form sharply curved side edges on which the pack rests, retaining flanges on the curved side edges to prevent the paper sheets of the pack bulging forward into the open space below the top, said space beginning at the upper portion of the curved supporting side edges, and a sanitary pack of toilet paper comprising a supporting backing, a plurality of separable paper .comprising a continuous" casing, a partially open sheets attached to the backing at its lower edge each sheet being folded onto itself between the extreme ends the backing and attached sheets having sloping edges which sharply converge toward each other and serve as a support for the pack in the container.

2. A sanitary container having an accessibly closed top portion and an open bottom portion the top portion being relatively rectangular, and the open bottom portion having side edges which curve sharply toward each other, and flanges on the curved edges which project toward each other said curved edges serving to support a /sim-; ilarly shaped replaceable pack of sanitary paper, and the flanges on said edges serving to prevent the papar sheets bulging forward into the open space of the container.

3. A sanitary container, comprising a hinged. door forming the top portion of 'the container through wln'ch it is filled with apack of sanitary sheets attached to a supporting backing constituting' a unit, the container having an open front beneath the top portion bounded on its sides by sharply curving edges on which the pack rests, and laterally and vertically projecting flanges adapted to .hold the unitary pack in place in the container.

4. A sanitary per pack for toilet seats comprising a suppor ing backing, a plurality of separable sheets attached to the backing at its lower edge and each sheet being folded onto itself between its extreme ends to constitute a unit, the sheets being formed with outwardly extending side edges rising .upward from'the lower edge of the pack, a container having similar. side edges adapted to support the pack, and transversely projecting flanges from the side edges of the container to prevent the paper bulging forward while positioned in the container.

5. A container for paper. toilet seat covers front, a rectangular top portion, a relatively narrow base and .outwardly extending sides which support the weight of the paper pack, and means for retaining the pack within the container.

WILLIAM V. REA. PAMELA F. REA. 

